Every summer we spend a lot of money on cooling down our homes. One of the major causes of heat is the sun beating down on the roof. To keep this from happening, you could invest in a cool roof. A cool roof is made from a material that reflects heat, thus keeping it from heating up.
You could buy roofing material that is already manufactured that way, but you also have the option to install a membrane that goes on top of your existing roof turning it into a cool roof.
While this is an added expense on something that is already expensive, you will see immediate savings on your energy bill. Your savings will vary depending on the temperatures where you live, especially since you will lose out on the sun’s heat in the wintertime. In an area like California, you could get savings of almost 50 cent per square foot, which could be very beneficial.
Your roofing material will also have a longer life-span, since damage due to the sun will be minimized.
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